Movement Disorders in Neurologic and Systemic Disease

Hardback

Main Details

Title Movement Disorders in Neurologic and Systemic Disease
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Werner Poewe
Edited by Professor Joseph Jankovic
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:471
Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 192
ISBN/Barcode 9781107024618
ClassificationsDewey:616.83
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 71 Tables, black and white; 12 Plates, color; 22 Halftones, unspecified; 20 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 20 February 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Movement disorders - ranging from parkinsonism to a variety of hyperkinetic disorders, such as tremors, dystonic, chorea and myoclonus - can be the presenting or a prominent clinical feature in a broad spectrum of systemic conditions such as endocrine and metabolic disorders, autoimmune diseases, infections, intoxications, tumors and pareneoplastic syndromes, stroke and multiple sclerosis. The resulting clinical scenarios can be confusing and difficult to interpret by internists, generalists and neurologists. Movement Disorders in Neurologic and Systemic Disease provides comprehensive coverage of the most common movement disorders seen in systemic and general neurologic disease, as well as differential diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms. The chapters are written by internationally recognized experts and more than 50 illustrative videos highlight the phenomenology of some of the movement disorders and provide a useful 'bed-side' diagnostic tool. This book is a valuable resource for neurologists, physiatrists, psychiatrists, internists, primary care physicians and trainees in medicine and neurology.

Author Biography

Werner Poewe is Professor of Neurology and Director of the Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria. Joseph Jankovic, Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic, Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.